WASHINGTON, March 28 -- NASA issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * NASA, NSIDC Scientists Say Arctic Winter Sea Ice at Record Low Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it's ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers), the maximum extent fell below the prior low of 5.56 million square mile  more